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| Zoo animals on the loose and deaths feared after Georgia floods | Zoo animals on the loose and deaths feared after Georgia floods |
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| Tigers, lions, wolves and bears are feared to be on the loose in Georgia’s capital amid chaotic scenes brought by devastating floods that have reportedly killed eight people. | Tigers, lions, wolves and bears are feared to be on the loose in Georgia’s capital amid chaotic scenes brought by devastating floods that have reportedly killed eight people. |
| Images of an escaped hippopotamus being cornered in one of Tbilisi’s main squares after escaping from the city’s zoo have emerged, while other animals have been killed or remain at large. | Images of an escaped hippopotamus being cornered in one of Tbilisi’s main squares after escaping from the city’s zoo have emerged, while other animals have been killed or remain at large. |
| Extraordinary images out of #Tbilisi after flooding tigers, lions, bears and wolves have escaped from the city's zoo. pic.twitter.com/f6Y7ISa4Oh | Extraordinary images out of #Tbilisi after flooding tigers, lions, bears and wolves have escaped from the city's zoo. pic.twitter.com/f6Y7ISa4Oh |
| Heavy rainfall turned the Vere river flowing through the capital of the former Soviet republic into a torrent that swept away dozens of buildings and cars. At least eight people have been killed, according to news agencies, while others are missing. Three employees of the zoo are thought to be among the fatalities. | Heavy rainfall turned the Vere river flowing through the capital of the former Soviet republic into a torrent that swept away dozens of buildings and cars. At least eight people have been killed, according to news agencies, while others are missing. Three employees of the zoo are thought to be among the fatalities. |
| “The damage is substantial,” the prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, told reporters. He also called on residents to stay home as the search for the animals continued. | “The damage is substantial,” the prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, told reporters. He also called on residents to stay home as the search for the animals continued. |
| An escaped hippo was cornered in one of the city’s main squares and subdued with a tranquilizer gun, the zoo said. Some other animals also have been seized, but it remained unclear how many are on the loose. | |
| Bears and wolves are also among the animals who fled from their enclosures amid the flooding from heavy rains and high winds. | |
| There were no immediate reports that any of the other fatalities were due to animal attacks. The zoo said one of the dead was Guliko Chitadze, a zookeeper who lost an arm in an attack by a tiger last month. | |
| Images on Tbilisi City Hall’s Facebook page showed roads submerged by floodwater, landslides and vehicles washed away, while rescue workers carried people on their shoulders through waist-high water. | Images on Tbilisi City Hall’s Facebook page showed roads submerged by floodwater, landslides and vehicles washed away, while rescue workers carried people on their shoulders through waist-high water. |